Clik here to view.
The Windy Day.
Isn’t it the same for all of us? We lament bad weather and bless good weather, providing that the latter isn’t too hot. Personally I prefer the warmer days but with plenty of wind. The young women are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Winter Weather.
According to the local newspapers, thousands of people in Germany have been surprised by the sudden drop in temperature, by the snow and ice. It is as if winter has snuck up on them, whisked their...
View ArticleSpare A Thought.
It’s only fair that such a storm should have a woman’s name, perhaps as a reminder of what we, the gentle sex, are capable of at times! However, Irene is hardly something to be laughed at, as at least...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What I Miss About Summer.
It’s not so much the warm weather, although that plays a big part too, or the wonderful fashions many women wear – also a major factor – what I miss most is a sort of freedom. It’s a personal freedom...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wishes.
Did I happen to mention that I am not really a cold weather person? I’m pretty sure that I did; the fact that I have to wrap myself up warmly in my own apartment sometimes instead of being able to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Seventh Day.
Remember what I wrote on December 1? I said that I’d not mind it being cold, if it snowed, but please, no rain. Guess what. Every single day so far: sometimes stormy, sometimes just drizzle but rain...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Time To Build?
Day 16: two wombats, a pair of lamas and a couple of elephants came to the front door today asking whether we still had room for a few more passengers. Yes, it is still raining here. Perhaps I ought to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Not Happening.
Just to let you all know, this is what is not happening around here. It is raining for the 23rd day in a row. No white Christmas for me. Love & Kisses, Viki Graphic Source: Tumblr. The post Not...
View ArticleCold!
I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but we’ve got a little hint of coldness in the air now. In Thuringia it is estimated at -25°C for the coming night, we will have a fairly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Warming Thoughts.
It’s cold. In fact, if we’re going to use words to describe the weather at the moment, it is absolutely freezing. Quite literally. A few nights ago we had -25°C here, and during the day it has...
View ArticleAn Eleventh Thing!
Having given you ten things about bus travel yesterday, another sprang into my mind this afternoon which I thought, just for fun, I might share with you all. People who get into the bus, wrapped up to...
View ArticleMixtures.
Hard to say what sort of a day it was today. It began cold, then the sun came out with long, hot patches between the shadows. Then the clouds began to form and, as the day progressed, darken. Late...
View ArticleWatching Rainclouds.
Sporadic sunshine, and then thick clouds. The rain hit us hard today; not flood type rain, not monsoon rain, but rain enough. I watched it from the bus as we drove back towards my home. The dark clouds...
View ArticleSlipping And Sliding
The days of snow are drawing to a close. Last night it rained, then froze, and that meant the streets were like an ice rink this morning. Not the best start to a Monday morning, but the thought of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Soon….
It’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving and Christmas are behind us, the winter sales have emptied our pockets – what was left over after paying for all those presents and parties – and we’re...
View ArticleDangerous Driving
I don’t know whether you’ve read about any accidents on the road recently involving drivers who have been using their smartphones to surf the Internet, to write on Twitter, update their Facebook status...
View ArticleSad Sight
I’m not sure whether this person is just sad and lonely or sad – in a not particularly nice way – but today I saw a four foot high plastic snowman in someone’s front garden. As if we hadn’t enough of...
View ArticleNot Good
I have discovered something interesting. Now, for most of you it will probably be an absolute nothing, but it amused me on the way out earlier for an evening with friends. As we walked over to the car,...
View ArticleSo Much For…
.. the summer and sun! Whilst other people and areas have been plagued with too much water from rivers, we are being drowned by rain. The summer, it seems, is simply not going to appear this year, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Throttling The Frog
I’ve come across some weird names in my time, as I am sure we all have when looking at celebrities children, but the German term for a weather forecaster just about takes all job titles. They’re called...
View Article
